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Emerging Trends Report, Week Ending 21 September 2008

filed under , 24 September 2008, 20:35; byline — Matt Blind

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Emerging Trends Report:
Selections from the Manga Top 500 Rankings
for the week ending 21 September 2008

Top 10 New Releases
August

55. ↓-18 (37) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [379.4] ::
57. ↑7 (64) : Warcraft Legends 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [373.5] ::
81. ↓-38 (43) : D. Gray-Man 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [321.9] ::
103. ↓-8 (95) : Starcraft Frontline 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [285.3] ::
104. ↓-50 (54) : Kitchen Princess 7 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [283.2] ::
122. ↓-5 (117) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 16 – Viz Signature, Aug 2008 [253] ::
126. ↑10 (136) : Record of a Fallen Vampire 2 – Viz, Aug 2008 [239] ::
134. ↓-9 (125) : Love Mode 10 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2008 [227.5] ::
142. ↓-1 (141) : Dororo 3 – Vertical, Aug 2008 [219.9] ::
143. ↓-29 (114) : Black Lagoon 1 – Viz, Aug 2008 [219.8] ::

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Top 10 New Releases
September

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 31 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [792.9] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : Bleach 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [774.4] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Vampire Knight 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [735.9] ::
7. ↑14 (21) : Gentlemen’s Alliance† 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [595.5] ::
11. ↑14 (25) : Wanted – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [581.8] ::
29. ↔0 (29) : Wild Ones 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [489.4] ::
41. ↑49 (90) : Negima! 19 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [422.1] ::
42. ↑14 (56) : High School Debut 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [421.8] ::
52. ↑76 (128) : Loveless 8 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [382.3] ::
53. ↑4 (57) : S.A (Special A) 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [380.9] ::

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Top 25 Preorders

118. ↑26 (144) : Fruits Basket 21 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [263.7] ::
153. ↑41 (194) : Hellsing 9 – Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [209.2] ::
235. ↓-23 (212) : Naruto 33 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [146] ::
244. ↓-27 (217) : Naruto 32 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [142.6] ::
282. ↑38 (320) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [121.3] ::
341. ↑79 (420) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 4 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [96.7] ::
380. ↑133 (513) : Bleach 25 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [85.4] ::
442. ↑198 (640) : Pet Shop of Horrors Tokyo 3 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [67.3] ::
443. ↑136 (579) : Rosario+Vampire 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [67.1] ::
500. ↑new (0) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 4 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [56] ::
517. ↑126 (643) : Legend of Zelda 1 – Vizkids, Oct 2008 [53.2] ::
522. ↑52 (574) : Negima! 8 – Del Rey, Dec 2008 [52.4] ::
527. ↑48 (575) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 – Viz, Oct 2008 [51.2] ::
546. ↑172 (718) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [49] ::
592. ↓-47 (545) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [41.3] ::
607. ↑ (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : .hack// G.U.+ 3 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [39.7] ::
618. ↑ (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : .hack// XXXX 2 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [37.8] ::
780. ↑129 (909) : Shaman King 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [18.6] ::
793. ↑8 (801) : Negima! 20 – Del Rey, Dec 2008 [17.5] ::
826. ↓-26 (800) : Fruits Basket Planner – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [15.3] ::
846. ↓-86 (760) : Zombie Loan 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [13.8] ::
883. ↑559 (1442) : Tail of the Moon 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [11.6] ::
910. ↓-9 (901) : Neon Genesis Evangelion 11 – Viz, Nov 2008 [10] ::
913. ↓-13 (900) : Claymore 13 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2008 [9.9] ::
915. ↑new (0) : Gentlemen’s Alliance† 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [9.8] ::

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New to the Charts this Week
a top 25

276. ↑new (0) : +Anima 9 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [125.2] ::
500. ↑new (0) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 4 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [56] ::
746. ↑new (0) : Yakuza in Love 3 – Aurora Deux, Sep 2008 [22.5] ::
772. ↑new (0) : Castlevania 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [19.2] ::
868. ↑new (0) : Togari 8 – Viz, Sep 2008 [12.4] ::
915. ↑new (0) : Gentlemen’s Alliance† 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [9.8] ::
927. ↑new (0) : Black Jack 2 – Vertical, Nov 2008 [9.6] ::
928. ↑new (0) : Black Lagoon 3 – Viz, Dec 2008 [9.6] ::
937. ↑new (0) : Future Lovers – Aurora Deux, Sep 2008 [9.4] ::
938. ↑new (0) : Hayate x Blade 1 – Seven Seas, Oct 2008 [9.4] ::
951. ↑new (0) : Case Closed 26 – Viz, Nov 2008 [8.9] ::
960. ↑new (0) : Suzuka 10 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [8.7] ::
978. ↑new (0) : Trinity Blood 8 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [8.1] ::
983. ↑new (0) : VB Rose 4 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [8] ::
987. ↑new (0) : Dark Moon Diary 2 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [7.9] ::
1035. ↑new (0) : Knockout Makers 3 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [6.8] ::
1097. ↑new (0) : Bound Beauty 1 – Go! Comi, Sep 2008 [5.6] ::
1103. ↑new (0) : Star Project Chiro 5 – Udon, Nov 2008 [5.5] ::
1122. ↑new (0) : Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [5.2] ::
1184. ↑new (0) : Manga Metamorphosis – Tyndale, Sep 2008 [4.1] ::
1199. ↑new (0) : Shugo Chara! 5 – Del Rey, Dec 2008 [3.9] ::
1306. ↑new (0) : Queen’s Knight 13 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1.8] ::
1316. ↑new (0) : AI Revolution 6 – Go! Comi, Oct 2008 [1.6] ::
1317. ↑new (0) : Blood+ (novel) 3 – Dark Horse, Nov 2008 [1.6] ::
1513. ↑new (0) : Bakugan Battle Brawlers 1 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [0.2] ::

and returning titles:
a top 10

607. ↑ (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : .hack// G.U.+ 3 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [39.7] ::
618. ↑ (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : .hack// XXXX 2 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [37.8] ::
697. ↑ (last ranked 7 Sep 08) : Burst Angel 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [27.8] ::
847. ↑ (last ranked 6 Jul 08) : Gakuen Alice 4 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [13.8] ::
959. ↑ (last ranked 31 Aug 08) : Eiken 12 – Media Blasters, Sep 2008 [8.8] ::
975. ↑ (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : Air Gear 10 – Del Rey, Oct 2008 [8.3] ::
1160. ↑ (last ranked 7 Sep 08) : Boogiepop at Dawn (novel) – Seven Seas, Aug 2008 [4.6] ::
1171. ↑ (last ranked 25 May 08) : (Aqua/Aria) Aria 3 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [4.4] ::
1338. ↑ (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : Kitchen Princess 8 – Del Rey, Oct 2008 [1.4] ::
2023. ↑ (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : Phoenix Wright 2 – Del Rey, Feb 2009 [0.1] ::

Link to the Full Listing of Ranking New Releases and Manga Pre-Orders.



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